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I'm 5'6" and weigh 136 or so. I've lost a little over 20 pounds. I've dropped from a 10 to roughly a 6 in Banana Republic pants, and a 2-4 in White House Black Market pants. But with shirts, I've only gone from a Large to a Medium in WHBM - and no change at Banana Republic. This is because my top half is bigger than my…

This was also me. I don't know my high school weight. I believe I was in the borderlands between normal and overweight BMI, perhaps up to mid-overweight on the BMI scale. I weigh less now than I ever did then. But I am also more active. I have no baseline to go back to; I've swept past it and this is uncharted territory.

Please ask your doctor and/or oncologist for a timeline on your recovery. This should help expectations on when you should focus on rest and recovery vs. focusing on (and finding the energy to) work on your weight. Surgery takes a toll on the body and it takes a while to get back to baseline, particularly if you are also…

Well it's gonna go to waste one way or another. If it doesn't go in the trash, it'll just be stored on your waist and you'll have to get rid of it the hard way. I'd just have a bite of cake, then take the rest into work and let my co-workers dig in.

I crave salty food at that time of the month. Put me in a room with potato chips, and they will be gone. I've not found a great way to alleviate the hunger and to manage the specific cravings. I know in my head that it's not true hunger (not to the extent that I end up overeating), and that the cravings are caused by…

I am a 34F-34FF so I went to a specialty bra store and got fitted professionally. They put me in a Freya Sonic High Impact bra. All Freya bras fit me very well. This bra is full coverage and has an underwire, so it's pretty heavy-duty...with a price tag to match. I wore it while running and my boobage stayed more or less…

36F Height: 5'6" SW: 167 in 2013 (highest ever was ~180 back in 03-04) CW: 135.5 GW: 124 I have a small frame and narrow hips for a woman, so the low end of the BMI will be suitable for me. My doctor advised to not go lower than 20 BMI, and that is 124, so I'm 11.5 lbs away. It goes so slow! I get hungry! I want to munch…

I am 36 and plan on getting a reduction sometime in the next 5 years (money allowing). All the older women who've had it done say the only thing they would do differently is have it done even earlier!

It gets harder and takes longer to lose weight the closer you are to goal. With 30 pounds to lose, you'll have to be more precise than you were before you lost the 80 lbs. (Congrats on losing that much, by the way!) I agree with others to give yourself a diet break - literally permission to eat at maintenance for a week or…

I echo all the others who recommend to get checked by a professional. I had lower back pain for years, initiated by a sciatic nerve injury that eventually cleared up, except I took too long to address it so my muscles had grown used to the bad posture I developed to manage the pain. I went to a doctor and got a referral…

I've been reading this whole thread for many months, but never thought I would post. Not because I wouldn't lose the weight (I've lost 30 lbs) but because I was only slightly overweight so I didn't think there would be anything noticeable. Yet I've noticed my wedding and engagement ring are loose on my ring finger. It's…

You look great! I am also 30 down with 10 to go, so this is inspiring. Also, love your outfit and lipstick in the 2nd photo!

I have gone to the hospital over kidney stones; they are no joke. For your body, it's a bit like taking a bullet - especially if you went septic. Talk to your doctor and find out their opinion on your recovery speed. It does you no good to push yourself now, overdo it, and end up worse off or even back in the hospital and…

Why does it hurt to be called fat? Because although it is a statement of fact (i.e. you carry more fat cells than you probably should), it is also used as a moral judgment of another person, and as a shaming device. Many people (not all) hold low opinions of overweight people, a belief that overweight individuals are less…

Yes, I had sciatica and also trouble with my L2-L3 on my right side which caused my hip flexor to ache and my thigh to burn. I had a lot going on (kidney issues too), so I started seeing a chiropractor and got a referral for physical therapy. Those helped, but temporarily; the pain always came back. Now that I've lost 30…

How old are you? I am 5'6" inches, 36 years old, and when I told my doctor that I intended to lose more weight (I am 137 now), she said, "good, but don't go below 20 BMI." I looked that up and 20 BMI for our height is 124 lbs. I will say that my 15-year old daughter - who is an athlete (swimmer) and has tummy problems is…

LOL, I'm down about 30 pounds total over 6 years since my highest weight in recent memory. I lost 10 lbs slowly over 3-4 years, then last year I got serious and am down more 20 lbs. I am aiming for another 10-15 lbs to get to the lower end of my BMI.

Your upper arms look like my upper arms. I store all my weight in my upper body and lose from my lower first. It is true that when I flex my left arm, what appears to be "bingo wings" or "batwings" is actually just muscle. But for some reason my body is lopsided and many parts of my right side are larger than the left, so…

Yes, me too. I have also done everything right for 4 days and the scale has not budged. I tell myself it's water weight due to being a bit under the weather, but perhaps my body is just stubborn. I'm already at a healthy weight and am losing vanity pounds, so the weight only spectacularly drops once a month. You can do…

I'd follow the program as it was designed. Start with the weight they recommend in the app (or lower, if you need to - I had to start lower on a few moves) and then build up to more and more weight. Do it slowly, so you don't injure yourself, and feel free to repeat weight amounts from one session to the next if you're…

Same here! I'm at 140 and want to get to 130. How does the challenge work?

Well, once you are IN the water, nobody can see the body parts that make you feel insecure, right? :) Everyone's got something they are insecure about. I'm in a normal BMI but I have a large % body fat (which I am working on now) so I have a bulge in my armpit that looks just gross. I hate it with a passion. I am sure that…

I'm 36 with two stepdaughters, one 15 and one 12. It's a busy life, being busy with kids' activities, working a 9-5 job, and trying to eat healthy and get exercise in. Add me!

You can add me! I'm 36 and while I don't have as much to lose, it's still a struggle to lose at the end of the journey, too. I also thought you put your bra size in the heading. I was like, oh wow, we are almost the same bra size, how freaky!

This is a necrothread (there have been a lot lately on the MFP forums). Hopefully the OP is better now.

338 calories sound like what you'd burn in an hour, not 30 minutes. What was your distance? What speed were you going? For example, I'm 5'6" and 142 lbs, and the elliptical machine estimates 216 calories for approximately 35 minutes. I average an 11 to 11:30 minute mile. I run until I hit 5K, which takes as long as it…

Cabbage. I won't eat it, not in any form - raw, cooked, baked, sauerkraut, kimchi. Really don't care for brussels sprouts by extension too. Oysters. Like swallowing snot. Oatmeal - I'll only eat it one way with blueberries and cinnamon, and I can't look at it. It looks like vomit and kind has a texture like that too.

Go to google and search for a professional bra fitter in your area. There is a specialty store near my house that I used when I first started looking as I had no idea about sizing, fit, or brands. Evidently it was started by women who had breast cancer and were now lopsided or left with scars and had very unusual fitting…

Are you me lol? I am exactly the same height, starting weight, current weight, and goal weight. Like many others have posted, I carry weight in my belly and on my upper arms. At a normal BMI, I still look pudgy because my weight settles on my belly so I want to go lower (like 120-125) to keep that at bay.

So, do you always start weight loss in January? Because it's common to get sick in January as the weather starts getting cold and gross, and that is when sicknesses and the flu start to proliferate. Also, do you start going to the gym in January? Because all those people touching those machines are going to spread germs.…